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Old 03-August-2008, 11:06 PM
JonClarke JonClarke is offline
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Originally Posted by Joe Durnavich View Post
When science does provide that understanding, has it not merely found yet another correlation?
Understanding is much deeper than mere correlation. It means you some appreciation the causal relationships. Mere correlation is not enough. You have no idea which way the relationship runs, or even whether they may be other factors that you have not considered.

Jon
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